Starship's Mage Omnibus

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The Terran Privateer

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Earth is conquered. Sol is lost. One ship is tasked to free them. One Captain to save them all. When an alien armada destroys the United Earth Space Force and takes control of the human homeworld, newly reinstated Captain Annette Bond must take her experimental hyperspace cruiser
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A comedy of accents

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Space Carrier Avalon

By:
Glynn Stewart

Narrated by:
Eric Michael Summerer

Length: 10 hrs and 50 mins

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Avalon was the flagship of the Castle Federation in the last war, now 20 years past. The first of the deep space carriers, no other warship in the fleet holds as many honors or has recorded as many kills. No other warship in the fleet is as old. Accepting the inevitable, the Federation Space Navy has decided to refit her and send her on a tour of the frontier, showing the flag to their allies and enemies as a reminder of her glory - and then decommission her for good.

4 out of 5 stars

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Darkness Beyond

The Duchy of Terra, Book 4

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Glynn Stewart

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Hillary Huber

Length: 11 hrs and 16 mins

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61

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The A!Tol Imperium and their new human subjects have had 15 years of relative peace. New colonies have been founded, new worlds explored, new ships built. Formal and informal alliances have been built with the ancient powers of the Core, leaving humanity and the Imperium seemingly on the brink of a new dawn. The devastation of one of the newly-founded human colonies sends ripples of shock through the Imperium, and a battle fleet under Fleet Lord Harriet Tanaka is dispatched to the edge of the Imperium to find the culprits and bring them to justice.

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Agents of Mars

Red Falcon, Book 3

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Glynn Stewart

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Hillary Huber

Length: 11 hrs and 11 mins

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Captain David Rice and the crew of Red Falcon have spent two years infiltrating the arms smuggling underworld of the Protectorate of the Mage-King of Mars. When the co-opted rebellion on Ardennes reveals a supply chain of weapons intended to fight Mars, this makes them the perfect team to investigate. His new mission brings him across old friends and old enemies alike, but as his suspects start turning up dead, David realizes he isn’t the only one following the loose ends. As shadowy enemies move to position themselves for civil war, Red Falcon’s crew must chase an ever-shrinking set of clues. If they succeed, they might just buy the Protectorate peace for their lifetime.

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A Sequel too Far?

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Interstellar Mage: Starship's Mage

Red Falcon Book 1

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Captain David Rice has a new ship, a new crew, and a new set of Jump Mages to carry him between the stars. All he wants is to haul cargo, make money and keep his head down. His past, however, is not so willing to let him go. An old enemy is reaching out from beyond the grave to destroy any chance of peace or life for Captain Rice - and old friends are only making things more complicated!

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Legend of the Arch Magus: Publisher's Pack

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Contains The Expansion (book one) and The Upheaval (book two) of the Legend of the Arch Magus series. An Arch Magus dies, only to find himself in the body of a young man in a medieval kingdom. He finds out that he is the second son of a Duke, exiled to a desolated town by his own family. Shackled by the notorious reputation of his new shell, he tries his best to develop his domain, implementing new policies and innovations, leading his subjects to prosperity. In this world where magic is undeveloped, he shall once again pave a new path.

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The Terran Privateer

The Duchy of Terra, Book 1

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Earth is conquered. Sol is lost. One ship is tasked to free them. One Captain to save them all. When an alien armada destroys the United Earth Space Force and takes control of the human homeworld, newly reinstated Captain Annette Bond must take her experimental hyperspace cruiser
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Space Carrier Avalon

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Captain David Rice and the crew of Red Falcon have spent two years infiltrating the arms smuggling underworld of the Protectorate of the Mage-King of Mars. When the co-opted rebellion on Ardennes reveals a supply chain of weapons intended to fight Mars, this makes them the perfect team to investigate. His new mission brings him across old friends and old enemies alike, but as his suspects start turning up dead, David realizes he isn’t the only one following the loose ends. As shadowy enemies move to position themselves for civil war, Red Falcon’s crew must chase an ever-shrinking set of clues. If they succeed, they might just buy the Protectorate peace for their lifetime.

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A Sequel too Far?

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Witch of the Federation I

Federal Histories, Book 1

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Michael Anderle

Narrated by:
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The future has amazing technology. Our alien allies have magic. Together, we are building a training system to teach the best of humanity to go to the stars. But the training is monumentally expensive. Stephanie Morgana is a genius, she just doesn't know it. The artificial intelligence that runs the virtual world is charged with testing Stephanie, a task it has never performed before. Will Stephanie pass the test and be moved to the advanced preparatory schools, or will the system miss her?

5 out of 5 stars

Awsome

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Murder by Magic

Onset, Book 0.5

By:
Glynn Stewart

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Ray Porter

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Before he was an Elfin Lord - before he even joined that secret group of Mages - Jamie Riley was a Mage recruited by the FBI and the Office of Supernatural Policing and Investigation. A new-minted Inspector sent into one of the most complicated supernatural regions in the country: Los Angeles. The rest of OSPI’s LA team has grown comfortable with allowing politics and pragmatism to decide which cases they pursue - but when Jamie’s investigation suggests that a pillar of the supernatural community has killed in cold blood, he will let nothing get in the way of getting the murderer.

The Beginning After the End: Publisher's Pack

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TurtleMe

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I never believed in the whole “light at the end of the tunnel” folly where people, after having a near-death experience, would startle awake in a cold sweat exclaiming, “I saw the light!” But there I was, in this so-called “tunnel” facing a glaring light, when the last thing I remembered was sleeping in my room - the royal bed-chamber, as others called it. Had I died? If so, how? King Grey once benefited from unrivaled strength, wealth, and prestige in a world governed by martial ability but now finds himself reborn in a society dominated by magic.

5 out of 5 stars

Well done

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A Murder of Shadows

Shadows of Montshire, Book 1

By:
John Conroe

Narrated by:
James Patrick Cronin

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Savid DelaCrotia is the third born son of one of the Kingdom of Montshire’s oldest and most respected High families. Cast aside by his father at an early age, it’s up to him to make his own way and create his own honor. With just his horse, his weapons, the clothes on his back and in his pack, and the education that his family provided, he’ll have to go it alone. Luckily, he already has a pretty good idea of what he’s good at - fighting, and woodcraft - not to mention finding hidden and lost items.

4 out of 5 stars

Derivative, anachronistic, entertaining

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Exile

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Glynn Stewart

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Isaac Gallant is the heir apparent to the First Admiral. Unwilling to let his mother’s tyranny stand, he joins the rebellion and leads his ships into war against the might of his own nation. Betrayal and failure, however, see Isaac Gallant and his allies captured. Rather than execute her only son, the First Admiral instead decides to exile them, flinging four million dissidents and rebels through a one-shot wormhole to the other end of the galaxy. There, Isaac finds himself forced to keep order and peace as they seek out a new home without becoming the very dictator he fought against.

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Exile

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Vainqueur the Dragon

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Maxime Durand

Narrated by:
Jack Voraces

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Vainqueur Knightsbane is your average dragon: A giant, fire-breathing lizard who loves to take naps on his golden hoard, kidnap princesses for fun, and make the life of adventurers miserable. Vainqueur's only pleasure in life is to watch his treasure get bigger, one coin at a time. So when a would-be thief turned unwilling minion tells him about "classes", "levels", and "quests", Vainqueur wonders if maybe, just maybe, he should consider a career change. After all, why bother hunting monsters for free when you can get paid for it?

5 out of 5 stars

This is a gem

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Morris
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Shade's First Rule: A Fantasy LitRPG Adventure

Divine Apostasy, Book 1

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A. F. Kay

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It's Ruwen’s Ascension Day, and he finally dies for the first time. His newly revived body can learn spells and abilities for the class given him by the Goddess Uru, and dying is no longer permanent. Ruwen’s high intelligence makes becoming a Mage inevitable. With his new powers, he will locate his parents and clear their family name. But nothing goes as Ruwen imagined, and when a rival God tries to kill Ruwen shortly after his disastrous Ascension, his focus turns from his future to just surviving.

2 out of 5 stars

Beat me to unconsciousness

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The Two Week Curse

A Military Portal Fantasy LitRPG Series

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Michael Chatfield

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Erik knew one thing after dropping in, when he first saw the numbers before his eyes, the rumors about the "cursed" were true. He was in another world. Survival wasn’t assured. Cultivate, get skills, grow abilities, or die. His old life, as a combat medic, had been hard, but he had learned some valuable lessons. And he wasn’t alone. His best friend, a marine recon sniper, like always, was right by his side. Could they figure out this fantasy world? What does it mean to ascend? How will they master the magic of this strange place?

3 out of 5 stars

Sloppy writing, strange narration

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Morrigan's Bidding

Binding Words, Book 1

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Daniel Schinhofen

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Sean was just waiting for his best friend to show up at the bar so they could play some pool. It came as a shock when the tall blonde man accosted Sean and demanded that he change seats. His refusal would change his life. When the fight ended, Sean found himself in the strangest meeting of his life. Odin, Archangel Michael, Lucifer, and Morrigan all vied for his soul, each offering different deals. Sean had to choose, so he chose to go with the goddess of Fate, Death, and Battle.

He was born anew in a world where martial arts were indistinguishable from magic. He only received a neuronet and meaningless desires from his past life. What lies ahead? He dreamed of adventure and freedom, but those dreams were taken away from him. The same way his mother, father, and sister had been taken away. They took the kingdom, they took his own destiny. But he is willing to wage a war, against the whole world if need be, to bring everything back.

5 out of 5 stars

good story good character cant wait for next book

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God Touched

The Demon Accords, Book 1

By:
John Conroe

Narrated by:
James Patrick Cronin

Length: 9 hrs and 19 mins

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Chris Gordon is a rookie with the NYPD - one with a secret. In his spare time Chris is an exorcist without equal, with a gift from God. But when he saves a beatiful girl from a demonic attack, he discovers there is more to fear than just demons. Finding himself surrounded by vampires and were-weasels and facing a giant short-faced bear, Chris struggles to stay alive, all while protecting his deadly new girlfriend. And then there's her overprotective vampire mother!

5 out of 5 stars

Superb Series of Books

By
Pepps
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Contact Front

Drop Trooper, Book 1

By:
Rick Partlow

Narrated by:
James Patrick Cronin

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For small-time street hustler Cam Alvarez, the choice is simple. He has no family, no friends, no place in the world...nothing to lose. When his latest con results in the death of a cartel hitman, Cam opts to join the Marines and leave Earth to fight a vicious alien enemy.

4 out of 5 stars

More explosions Needed

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MG
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26-05-20

Summary

In a galaxy tied together by the magic of the elite Jump Magi, Damien Montgomery is a newly graduated member of their number. With no family or connections to find a ship, he is forced into service on an interstellar freighter known to be hunted by pirates. When he takes drastic action to save the Blue Jay from their pursuers, he sets in motion a sequence of events beyond his control and attracts enemies on both sides of the law.

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A good, simple yarn.

I'm not going to bore you with anything like a synopsis. All you will need to know is that whilst I have really enjoyed myself listening to this audio book, it will not win awards for depth of characterisation or plot. That is, of itself, a plus because you will find yourself engaged, and entertained, without too much effort. Sometimes a good, simple yarn is all that is required. Fans of Firefly will be comfortable in the background to this story.

A really good mixture of sci fi and magic

If you could sum up Starship's Mage Omnibus in three words, what would they be?

Definetly a sci fi romp but with a twist, einstienan physics exist ergo no ftl so instead humanity has developed (through a nasty eugenics programme in the past and only briefly referenced in the book) mages who amongst other things can physically move a starship in space 1light year at a time. The author creates a universe with all good and bad that humanity has to offer and pulls you along at a good pace which left me wanting more....

Read this book, it's great fun

If you haven't came across this book or author, I would highly recommended having a go. It has a completely different feel from anything else that I have read in years. I have read it several times now.

This is a series of cliff hangers from start to finish, it is just so much fun. I am still trying to decide whether it is luck or genius. At some point you eventually realise it is incredibly clever and wonder why nobody else has done anything else like this. It has a fair bit to do with the narrative style but it's a good story too.

5 star's 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟

Great book I loved it love space books first time with magic 😀👌 I highly recommend listening to it I am looking forward to listening to the next one

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4 out of 5 stars

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4 out of 5 stars

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4 out of 5 stars

Matthew

29-11-16

A Fun Spacey Adventure

Any additional comments?

This book was a surprise for me, as I was expecting just a mediocre, slightly entertaining book. Instead I got a gripping series of tales. Don't get me wrong though, in my categorization system, this is still an entertaining book as opposed to a good book.

The characters are paper-thin here, but Stewart more than makes up for that with his world building and sometimes legit surprising story. The world building is done best when he writes in these nice little touches that are so easy to miss. One such example is a mention that real-estate on a space ship is cheap, but mass is not. The story is equal parts light thriller and adventure. If that floats your boat, go for it. It's a hop and a skip between planets, starbases, and the vast emptiness of space in this omnibus.

The elephant in the room is the characters. There isn't much depth there beyond the titular character Damien, and even with him, it's pushing it to say he is deep. Nah, this is how an adventure book should be, none of that lovey dovey stuff or angst stuff, just the trip.

So I recommend this book to anyone wanting an adventurous sci-fi jaunt through a future galaxy powered by a few mages. Just FYI, this is definitely more sci-fi than fantasy though.

15 people found this helpful

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5 out of 5 stars

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5 out of 5 stars

Joshua Garvin Kaldon

14-01-16

Fantastic combination of science, fantasy and war.

I could not manage to put this down. I'm sure my coworkers think I'm being antisocial by keeping my headphones on all day every day.

11 people found this helpful

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4 out of 5 stars

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2 out of 5 stars

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4 out of 5 stars

Dave K

30-12-15

Great concept, decent execution, weak performance

What did you love best about Starship’s Mage Omnibus?

This is a great concept for blending scifi and fantasy elements and has a lot of potential for interesting conflicts. The universe the author has built is pretty interesting as well, very interesting.

Who was your favorite character and why?

I found it difficult to care very much about the characters. The point-of-view is never from inside any one characters perspective, so you never get a really deep look at what's driving them or how they feel.

Would you listen to another book narrated by Jeffrey Kafer?

Not if I can avoid it. Kafer's delivery is flat, and characters lines are mostly delivered very similarly. The tone and accents are sufficient to differentiate most characters, but the performance is sometimes lackluster in comparison to other narrators. This may be appealing to some listeners though, some of the more exuberant narrators can sound a little silly at times.The most distracting element is his 'downspeak' of about half the lines, with a falling tone at the end of each sentence resulting in a performance with all the enthusiasm one would expect of Eeyore. It's tolerable, but it gives everything a boring, 'oh well' tone.

Was this a book you wanted to listen to all in one sitting?

Yes, but mostly because I was curious what the author would do with the magic system, not so much that I cared what happened to the characters.

Any additional comments?

This was originally written as a serial, which can be mildly annoying because various established elements are re-explained multiple times. This Omnibus edition would benefit from some minor revisions to tighten up those bits.The story feels somewhat rushed, as if the author spent more effort building the world than developing the plot and characters. The progression of the story feels like it is set up mostly for the author to reveal the various interesting aspects of the magic system and social order. It's a good story, it just that in the rush to get from one reveal to the next the characters get kinda dragged along.The negatives are balanced by the knowledge that this is an early effort by this author. It's definitely worth reading even if it's got a few 'could be better' spots.

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Lenoir

21-12-15

An unexpected surprised but very good,an engaging

An unexpected surprised but very good,an engaging story and a nice blend of scifi and magic

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mamapatton5

05-01-16

Simply amazing

A very hard book to stop once you start. It is very much for adults with the cursing. I would love to see a teen to young reader version that my kids could enjoy.

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Thomas

12-12-15

Blending Genres

What did you love best about Starship’s Mage Omnibus?

Its an interesting blend of two generally distinct genres, namely scifi and fantasy, its really quite a good, sure there are a couple of awkward or forced story moments but the universe follows its own rules consistently and is interesting enough that i want to hear/read more, and having read the sequel, a much richer title to be sure, i found the series as whole to be really promising, interested to see where it goes.

What does Jeffrey Kafer bring to the story that you wouldn’t experience if you just read the book?

soothing vocals

Was this a book you wanted to listen to all in one sitting?

yea sure, and if you make a day of it its just about doable too, i could wish the story was longer but thats what sequels are for

Any additional comments?

would make a great gift for anyone interested in scifi and/or fantasy, its short enough that its not going to be a great burden to read and interesting enough to keep you reading and wanting more.

5 people found this helpful

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Terry Mixon

24-01-17

A stellar book and a stellar voice tallent.

What did you love best about Starship's Mage Omnibus?

I loved the world. Magic and spaceships. The characters were awesome as well.

What did you like best about this story?

The growth of the protagonist and the obstacles he had to overcome. The story was amazing.

Have you listened to any of Jeffrey Kafer’s other performances before? How does this one compare?

This was is right up there with his other work. Great narrator.

Was this a book you wanted to listen to all in one sitting?

Yes.

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Mark E. Smith

18-04-16

It's always the bad guys - Not!

The book kept me interested. It was nice to read about a couple of good guys (Capt. David Rice and his mage Damien Montgomery) who actually win. The story kept me asking "how are they getting out of this one" and needing to continue to listen to find out. It kept me interested such that I kept stealing more listening time than I should have.

The narrator was a little flat, but the story allowed me to ignore that. It would have been more engaging with multiple voices.

Now I need to get the next in series to see what more is going to happen to both.

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Joki

23-03-16

Enjoyable Read

The Starship Mage Omnibus was an enjoyable mix of magic and science fiction (with the emphasis on the latter). Author Stewart did an excellent job of setting up the premise of how the two mixed and at no time did I need to suspend logic for the system to work. Main character Damien Montgomery was interesting to follow despite being our typical unique snowflake. The serial nature of the novel is evident, however, as arcs are very small and tend to finish conclusively at intervals throughout the book. It's a bit jarring for those used to a 3-part novel but this is the nature of modern writing, I guess.

Story: Damien Montgomery has just graduated as a Starship Mage - the individuals who weave magic into a star drive engine in order to make hyperspace jumps. Unfortunately for him, lack of contacts means he is desperate to find a ship in which to serve. When a trader needs a mage suddenly, he jumps at the chance - only to find himself embroiled in a conspiracy that will upset the balance of power in the system. But Damien is a very gifted mage with a unique ability - one that will bring him to the attention of the all-powerful Mage King of Mars himself.

The book has quite a bit of action and the story moves smoothly. The characters are interesting and ones we want to follow. The author does a great job of creating surprises that will constantly strain our leads and force them into important discoveries about their own abilities. As such, this is a 'forged in fire' type of revelatory journey that we typically find in fantasy but here in science fiction.

The audio narration was decent - not enough to put me off the series but yes, a bit flat. Starship Mage is a book that is very different from many sci fi today and it does remain a character driven piece throughout. As such, I do recommend it for those interested in lighter sci fi without all the pseudo-science trappings.

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Clarke Scherff

12-02-16

Captivating

This story was a great and captivating read. Someday it may be true. Enjoy the travel through space/time.